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Humbled Spieth learns patience after ending win drought

Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth learned patience the hard way to snap a four-year win drought ahead of the 85th Masters.

AUGUSTA: Three-time major champion Jordan Spieth had to be humbled before learning the patience that enabled him to snap a four-year win drought and find top form for the 85th Masters.

The 27-year-old American won the US PGA Texas Open on Sunday, his first triumph since the 2017 British Open, a span of 1,351 days and 83 events.

And while Spieth says he still has plenty of work to regain the form that put him on the brink of a career Grand Slam, he’s made steady progress from the drought’s darkest days.

“I was, I guess, humbled to an extent,” Spieth said Monday. “I never felt like I ever got ahead of myself. I never felt like I was out there overly confident. But I think you get…

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